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Engineering Matters

Five times winner of the Publisher Podcast Awards, including Best Technology Podcast, Engineering Matters celebrates the work of engineers who use ingenuity, practicality, science, theory and determination to build a better world. In the UK alone 5.7million people work in engineering related enterprises from manufacturing and agriculture to construction and transportation. Their work ensures that the country has sustainable power supplies, better connectivity between cities, increasing efficiency in

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#234 Microreactors: From the Moon, to the ends of the...

Engineering Matters ·

2023/10/05

For more than a century, the UK’s Rolls-Royce have designed power systems for cars and planes, ships and submarines. Today, they are developing a novel form of nuclear reactor, which will bring reliable power to the Moon, and green energy to some of the world’s furthest frontiers. The microreactors they are developing are tiny: terrestrial... The post #234 Microreactors: From the Moon, to the ends of the Earth first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#233 Rebuilding the Dawlish Sea Wall

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2023/09/28

The Dawlish sea wall, a historic and iconic structure, has long served as a critical link connecting South Devon and Cornwall to the rest of the UK. Its rich history and importance in facilitating transportation have made it a symbol of resilience. However, after a storm in 2014 the wall collapsed and left the train... The post #233 Rebuilding the Dawlish Sea Wall first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#232 Future of Technology and Engineering

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2023/09/21

Many organisations undervalue the role young employees can play, one in five UK employers outright refuse to hire from the 22-25 age group. However young employees can offer a different way of looking at problems and with an emerging skill gap across STEM industries, employing and training young people gives companies a chance to mould... The post #232 Future of Technology and Engineering first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#231 Powering Net Zero

Engineering Matters ·

2023/09/14

Governments and businesses around the world have made commitments to achieve Net Zero by the middle of the century. This will require engineering innovation, and changes to practices, standards and regulations, across the generation, transmission, storage and transport segments. In this episode we explore the challenges and how they intersect. The IET’s Powering Net Zero... The post #231 Powering Net Zero first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#230 National Security’s New Frontlines

Engineering Matters ·

2023/09/07

In our increasingly complex and interconnected world, wars are fought not only on the battlefield, but within the infrastructure that supports our society. To address these challenges, engineers must adopt a ‘secure by design’ approach that identifies risks from the outset. Just as cyberattacks extend threats to a new digital domain, so too is climate... The post #230 National Security’s New Frontlines first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#229 Chip Manufacturing and the World’s Most Complex...

Engineering Matters ·

2023/08/31

Ever since the first computer chip was created the size of transistors on chips has been getting smaller and smaller. Gordon Moore, who went on to co-found Intel, predicted the doubling of number of transistors on a chip would double every two years, over the last 60 years this has been true but only thanks... The post #229 Chip Manufacturing and the World’s Most Complex Machine first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#228 Hydrogen, and the road to Net Zero building...

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2023/08/24

For consumers, and for many businesses, the road to Net Zero is simple: replace fossil fuels with electricity, source the electricity from renewable sources, and use it as efficiently as possible, But this isn’t a road every business can follow. Some have energy requirements so intense, that they cannot be easily powered from the grid.... The post #228 Hydrogen, and the road to Net Zero building materials first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#227 Electrifying the Skies: Harbour Air’s Green...

Engineering Matters ·

2023/08/17

The De Havilland Beaver is a single pilot, seven passenger piston airplane that’s an icon of Canadian aviation. It has been out of production for over 50 years but is still a popular plane for short flights to Canada’s most remote areas. The De Havilland Beaver now finds itself on the cutting edge of aviation.... The post #227 Electrifying the Skies: Harbour Air’s Green Revolution first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#226 Gaming: A New Engine for Engagement

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2023/08/10

What can an engineer or town planner learn from a computer game Viking? In this episode, we look at how one design team is using real time simulations, or gaming engines, to develop accessible ways of communicating engineering proposal to the public. Games such as Valheim challenge players to survive in a world of richly... The post #226 Gaming: A New Engine for Engagement first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#225 Saudi Arabia: Preserving the past, building the...

Engineering Matters ·

2023/08/03

Saudi Arabia has set out on a journey. This historic land is today home to a young country: a quarter of the population are under 15; more than 40% are younger than 25; and 90% are under 55 years old. The country aims to build a diversified economy that will provide new opportunities for this... The post #225 Saudi Arabia: Preserving the past, building the future first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#224 Power lines, helicopters, and data analysis

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2023/07/27

Power companies like National Grid Electricity Distribution, have used helicopters to monitor power lines for decades. Once, an inspector would check each component visually from the helicopter. Today, they are backed up by a data specialist, who manages the acquisition of LIDAR and other data. The ability of these companies to acquire detailed data over... The post #224 Power lines, helicopters, and data analysis first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#223 Data and collaboration, operations and maintenance

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2023/07/20

The operations and maintenance (O&M) sector has changed significantly since the inception of the 3P, or public private partnership, model in the 1990s. Once, these contracts merely assigned O&M responsibilities. Today, clients want suppliers to help them implement specific social and environmental values. This is changing the way O&M contractors work. They must collaborate closely... The post #223 Data and collaboration, operations and maintenance first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#222 Revisited: The future of 3D printing

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2023/07/13

In episode #221, Engineering Matters looked at a new way of manufacturing feedstocks for plastics. This approach will eliminate the use for oil products, instead making use of plant-based materials, which will also help remove carbon from the atmosphere. But eliminating the use of finite oil resources is only one part of the circular economy.... The post #222 Revisited: The future of 3D printing first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#221 Turning plants into plastics

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2023/07/06

The world consumes 4.25 billion tonnes of oil every year. Over half of the oil drilled out of the ground goes towards transport, but the entire sector is moving to decarbonise. However even if the transport sector no longer requires oil, many industries across the economy will still be reliant on extracting fossil fuels. In... The post #221 Turning plants into plastics first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#220 The End of the Diesel Generator?

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2023/06/29

Buildings and the construction industry account for 39% of global carbon emissions: 28% from materials and operational emissions, and 11% from construction operations. One of the main sources of those emissions during building works, is the use of diesel generators to power heavy equipment, such as tower cranes. But this equipment only needs high levels... The post #220 The End of the Diesel Generator? first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#219 Syria: Rising from the rubble

Engineering Matters ·

2023/06/22

Can engineers help to build peace? Can the solutions engineers develop in places of conflict, contribute to the development of low carbon? They can. And Engineering Matters listeners can help with this important work. Over the past decade, many of Syria’s urban areas have been ravaged by aerial bombardment and shelling by artillery. It is... The post #219 Syria: Rising from the rubble first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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Episode Twelve, How to build a Railway: Leaving a legacy

Engineering Matters ·

2023/06/15

How to Build a Railway is a twelve-part podcast series exploring the story behind the construction of the UK’s new high speed rail line. From jobs and skills to Learning Legacy case studies, the HS2 project continues to provide good practice, innovation and lessons learned. HS2 isn’t just about building a new piece of infrastructure,... The post Episode Twelve, How to build a Railway: Leaving a legacy first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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Episode Eleven, How to build a Railway: Safe at Heart

Engineering Matters ·

2023/06/15

How to Build a Railway is a twelve-part podcast series exploring the story behind the construction of the UK’s new high speed rail line. With any project, health and safety plays an important role. From working at height to operating heavy machinery, there is always a risk towards the health and wellbeing of workers, and... The post Episode Eleven, How to build a Railway: Safe at Heart first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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Episode Ten, How to build a Railway: Keeping things...

Engineering Matters ·

2023/06/15

How to Build a Railway is a twelve-part podcast series exploring the story behind the construction of the UK’s new high speed rail line. Climate change presents unprecedented challenges; the actions we take today will fundamentally affect our lives and the lives of future generations. How we travel – and how we build our infrastructure... The post Episode Ten, How to build a Railway: Keeping things clean – our journey to net zero first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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Episode Nine, How to build a Railway: From Track to...

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2023/06/15

How to Build a Railway is a twelve-part podcast series exploring the story behind the construction of the UK’s new high speed rail line. In this episode, we explore how it all fits together – how we integrate our rail systems. Rail travel has come a long way over the years. Now, with advances in... The post Episode Nine, How to build a Railway: From Track to The Cloud – the Layers of Railway first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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